Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Maple sugar Is mahiES It's appearance III
the market.
Two freight trains collided at Cliff Cave
on Wednesday of last week, but no serious
damage resulted.
James Presnell is now the Superintendent
of Holidays big barn and teams at this
place. illidmsUille Echo.
Ifyou want a rare old time attend the Big
Ball at workman's Hall, Graniteyile, st.
Patrick's night, March IL, 1887.
party of serenaders spent most of last
Thursday night in discoursing sweet music
and exercising their vocal organs.
With Sl1 900 in the county treasury isn't
it about time preparation was being made
for the building of another bridge! Gentle
men of the county, what say you:
City council met Monday. AS to the
amount of business disposed of we are not
posted, but We'll bet our last cent they can
make more chin music than any twenty men
in the county.
From private letter we learn that Mr.. j.
V. Ryan, who left here for st. Louis last
Wednesday has secured a position in the
railway service, and left st. Louis Monday
night to assume his duties.
c. C. Whitaker, an old Iron Mountain
conductor, well-known to many Of our peo-
pie, has charge of one of the fast mail-trains
on the Missouri Pacific between st. Louis
and Kansas City, which commenced running
Sunday night.
The dramatic company have decided TO
postpone indefinitely the show which it was
hoped would be ready to place before the
public by the 18th of this month. This de-
lay was brought about by matters which
could not be controlled.
DR.. Farrar has built a pair of stairs on the
south side of his Office building leading 70
DIR. Princes office. Quite convenience to
persons who have occasion to call on the
dentist, as the new stairs virtually make the
entrance to the second story on Main street.
The "Spring Time is Coming Gentle An
ME-" and the crowds are vending their way
to Jackson's Gallery, where they can always
get the best of work at rates consistent with
good work. Call and see late specimens of
his art. He is confident he can please and
satisfy you.
On asst. Patr1ck's day in the evening" is
the date of the Grand Ball given by Miners
Assembly 5121, at the Academy of Music.
Our advices are that large crowd Will be In
attendance, and the managers are using ev-
cry effort to make this one of the biggest al
fairs ever given in the Academy.
Nine. Frances Emma Heine will give a
Grand Concert at the Academy of Music on
Saturday evening, March Goth, 1887. Nine.
Heine is pupil of Franz List and comes
highly recommended. Our people may eX-
pect something grand and above the average.
Some of our local talent Will assist in the
concert. See advertisement elsewhere.
DIR. Patton and his bride were last Thurs
day night treated to grand charivari In
which the majority of our citizens participate
ed. The groom promptly made his appear
ance on the scene, asked for another tune,
and then led the way down town. Every
body had good time and enjoyed them
selves hugely-and, we venture to say, none
more so than DIR. himself.
Judge b. Pike, attorney for the railroad
company, bid in the Arcadia House property
Mt the various sales on Monday last. This is
as it should be and is, we believe, as all our
people hoped it would be. The railroad
company, it is said, will spend between $780,
600 and 500, 600 in improving the property,
and do everything possible to make 1t a sum-
mer resort second to none in Missouri. by
the.way, Bro. Harris, how. much longer do
you expect to feed the hungry passengers OF
Nos. 601 aud Coz!
County Court adjourned last Friday after
a five days. session, in which considerable
important business was disposed OF. Inc
Belleyiew road matter was settled by diVld-
ing the district and appointing two persons
not interested in the squabble-Nathan Bart
low and Lewis Ruddock- roadoverseers
Roth of these gentlemen, we are satisfied
will discharge their duties in manner tna'
will meet with the approval of all. Inc
court ia to be congratulated on the way II
has allayed all feeling in the matter ana al
the same time sighted no one.
Prof. Davis informs US that he is in receip
of information to the effect that the com
nanv working the quarries at Granifeviiie
In Iron county, will enlarge the sheuS y
double their present capacity, ana VIII pu
on double the present force OF men, ourin'
the present coming spring and summer
The present working for .e, we learn, Is apou
three hundred men and Will be ihcreaseo
SIX hundred. This is good news. as IL mean
disbursement of thousands OF dollars eac'
month, in addition to what Is now paiu o"'
ana all the country round about VIII ieei TN
beneficial infuence.-BOnne 1e'Te i'e9esee'
Last wednesday evening about five o'cioc'
one of the pushers, after helping ife,sn
over the Knob grade, ran In on me oouo'iu
switch, as usual, to let the freight pass
While the engineer was down eXanihiu
some part of his engine the throttle was lore
ad ono, and before the lever could be revers
ed the locomotive started toward the mai
track and struck the moving freight, wnic
had not vet cleared the siding. The resul
was that two stock cars of the freight wer
derailed, and it was two O'Clock in the morn
ing before the track was cleared ana tram
could pass. We hear that a similar accider
happened at Tip-Top the following Tuesda!